The Learning Nook

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Encouraging Creativity

our services

Welcome to the Learning Nook Early Education and Childcare

The Learning Nook is a quaint little Queenslander cottage, set on a quiet leafy street in Southport. This unique and small boutique centre boasts a truly natural environment, with a layout of gardens and plants that include fruit trees, herb gardens and flower beds. An abundance of wild birds, mammals, reptiles and insects are enticed to visit our environment by our careful planning and planting of trees and shrubs.

The playground is a stimulating and engaging environment, where the children can extend their indoor play to outside. They can create, dig, and plant in the gardens; run, jump, skip and swing in the yard; or quietly explore the magical nooks and crannies of the grounds.

TODDLERS

Our Toddlers group is for children aged 15mths -2years. Enrolments in group are limited to 4 children each day. Our small open classrooms enhance individualized attention to each child’s learning and progress. The program is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Educators. Please look at our Activities page for further details of our educational program.

JUNIORS

Our Juniors group is for children aged 2-3years. Enrolments in this group are limited to 10 children each day. Our small open classrooms enhance individualized attention to each child’s learning and progress. The program is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Educators. Please look at our Activities page for further details of our educational program.

KINDERGARTEN

Our Kindergarten group is for children aged 3-5 years. Enrolments in this group are limited to 10 children each day. Our small open classrooms enhance individualized attention to each child’s learning and progress. The program is a blend of the Early Years Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Guidelines. Our Qualified Kindergarten Teacher delivers this program. Please look at our Activities page for further details of our educational program.

Visit Our Daycare

When visiting our Centre your child will meet our teachers. Your child will be invited to participate in the program, while you take the opportunity to chat with our Centre Manager. She will want to learn about your child and your expectations for his/her care and education. We will have the opportunity to share information about The Learning Nook and how we will enhance your child’s desire for lifelong learning.

ABOUT US

Our Philosophy

This beautiful Centre has been a part of Southport history, providing early childhood education to many children over the last 20 years. Each family that has operated the centre have put their hearts into it, creating this beautiful place for children. Under new ownership it remains a privately owned, family operated centre as the Learning Nook.
As owners of the Learning Nook, we aim to use our many years of industry knowledge and experiences to achieve the following goals:
1. Deliver an educational program that will enhance the foundations for successful learning for every child
2. Build partnerships with families to achieve the best possible outcomes for the child and family
3. To provide affordable, quality care. (Ask about our fee package)

Testimonials

This Centre has been here for ever. My children loved attending and they are now adults. Perhaps their children will go there too. The staff have always been welcoming.

Lee

My child is going to attend this centre for Kindergarten because the teacher is one of the best early childhood teachers I have met. She was recommended to us and I am happy that my daughter will be in her pre-prep class next year.

Kim

The best thing about this kindy is the size. The classes are small, so the kids get lots of extra attention. Only 10 children in the Kindergarten class. My son’s last centre had 26 children. I believe he is really benefiting from the smaller class, it is definitely a lot less noisy. A very calming, relaxing atmosphere.

Lucy

our team

Meet our Qualified Staff

Our educators are carefully chosen to ensure the children enter school with the skills and confidence necessary to excel throughout the remainder of their education. Our educators are professional, nurturing, and caring.

Their qualifications, experience, and genuine love for children enhance the quality of our service, and the learning foundations for your children.

our activities

Our play based curriculum provides opportunities for children to explore and extend their knowledge, to inquire and create, and to develop a sense of belonging and connection to their world. Our holistic approach to setting the environment provides opportunities for the children to extend their knowledge in all learning including:

Sustainability

At the Learning Nook we are passionate about our environment. We practice what we teach, and teach what we practice.